By NICK GIONGCO Drug-testing procedures for a potential super fight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr., if held in Las Vegas, will be limited to urine testing, as far as the Nevada State [url]Athletic[/url] Commission (NSAC) is concerned. The NSAC upheld on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila) its drug-testing procedure on boxers as topnotch doctors Robert Voy and David Watson told the commission that urine samples are sufficient in catching drug-cheats. Fight scribe Mike Marley wrote that Voy, a long-time Olympic [url]boxing[/url] physician, and Watson, a member of the NSAC medical board, were of the belief that random blood testing is not the answer to curbing the use of performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs). The two were involved in NSAC talks to review its current drug testing procedures for boxing, and assess whether or not a more stringent policy should be implemented. It goes beyond saying that the talks were most critical to the proposed Pacquiao- Mayweather showdown being eyed for November 13, in which drug-testing procedures are a main point of negotiations. Voy, formerly the chief medical officer of the US [url]Olympic[/url] Committee, said blood-testing in boxing is unreliable and impractical and even dangerous and that urine testing should be done closer to the event, the better. Watson echoed the same sentiment. I believe that urine is the best substance to test. I agree with Dr. Voy that urine (random testing) is what we should require and that blood is not necessary. I agree with Dr. Voy that there are theoretical and real risks to blood testing one of which is a (boxer getting) a hematoma on the elbow or a clot from missing a vein. There are also HIV and Hepatitis C risks, said Watson. The Pacquiao-Mayweather bout had originally been penciled for March 13 but a feud in drug-testing procedure sent negotiations down the drain. Mayweather demanded for Olympic-style random blood and urine drug testing to be conducted on both fighters. [url]http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/261485...nnyfloyd-fight[/url] This fight isnt happening. At least not in vegas
this is really starting to get to me, all this ****ing crap about drug testing and what not. Fight or don't fight, but hurry up and make a decision, because i''m starting not to give a ****.
mayweather only needs a psychological advantage against pac hence the blood testing. he can achieve the same result by demanding that ellerbe will be the one taking pac's urine.
Yeah, but after the last time Ellerbe confessed to touching another man's ****... This content is protected
It's ironic to know that the one demanding random blood testing has been using Xylocaine to numb his fists, which is illegal in most states.
He's just stating that the NSAC will not do the blood testing. Floyd can still have USADA do the testing.
I am so sick and tired of hearing it personally. When they sign a contract and have a fight date, let me know.
**** you floyd fans.. Floyd, you want to change the sport of boxing, you march right to their offices and tell them your story. Tell them how your random tests only went 18 days. You can always tell them you don't want to fight in your home state. Let's just be real about random blood testing. The costs are way too expensive and nobody from other countries are going to enforce this. BOTTOM LINE: Its just a job to give USADA or any other drug testing company more money in their pockets. They ain't protecting ****!!
Pac/arum have enough money to pay off every commission in the USA. He's going to avoid testing no matter what.
Taxes are higher there than in California. Why do you think NBA players ***** and moan about the higher taxes in Toronto?